Zojuist is bekendgemaakt dat Barbara Kingsolver de winnaar is van de Women’s Prize for Fiction. Ze krijgt de prijs voor Demon Copperhead.

De jury over Demon Copperhead:

Barbara Kingsolver has written a towering, deeply powerful and significant book. In a year of outstanding fiction by women, we made a unanimous decision on Demon Copperhead as our winner. Brilliant and visceral, it is storytelling by an author at the top of her game. We were all deeply moved by Demon, his gentle optimism, resilience and determination despite everything being set against him.
An exposé of modern America, its opioid crisis and the detrimental treatment of deprived and maligned communities, Demon Copperhead tackles universal themes – from addiction and poverty, to family, love, and the power of friendship and art – it packs a triumphant emotional punch, and is a novel that will withstand the test of time.

Kingsolver is de eerste auteur die de prijs twee keer heeft gewonnen.In 2010 kreeg ze de prijs voor The Lacuna.